Pacific Northwest

August, 2001
Regional Report

Shows & Events

Northwest Herbal Faire
The Northwest Herbal Fair runs from August 18th to 19th at the River Farm in Everson, Washington. Workshops on permaculture, organic gardening, and natural building will be featured, along with tours of the garden.

For more information, and for driving directions, call (360) 966-2048.

Web Finds

HerbWeb
If you've ever wondered about the medicinal properties of plants, HerbWeb is a place to start. It has an ambitious inventory of herbs and plant species. The database is straightforward and easy to use. You can search by common or Latin name and it delivers the herb's claimed attributes, historical uses by cultures throughout the world, ailments, body area and range of uses. The site sources are the 3 largest U.S. Government ethnobotany databases, plus the U.S. National Park Service Flora plant inventory lists.